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HT Column Born Wilver Dornel stargell in Earlboro, Oklahoma on March Sixth, 1940, As money was tight in postwar America for a single mother, willie worked a http://baseballreport.tripod.com/htcolumn.htm

Extractions: Fans hear about it all the time, "Chemistry in the Clubhouse." Professional athletes in any team sport talk about it all the time. Managers and coaches at all levels know how important it is to their success. Sports writers and broadcast media around the world dwell on it all too often. If this chemistry business is so important, there must be a way to unravel the mystery of how it works, write software programs and launch a DOT.com with an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in the billions. After all, the biotech sector has the technology available to clone human beings; chemistry in the clubhouse should be no hill for a climber. Unfortunately, it is not that simple. The recipe deals with good coaching and strong leadership by respected members of the team. This leadership must be evident to everybody in the organization, on the field and off the field. One of best examples of leadership yielding chemistry in the history of team sports was a man who played 21 seasons in the uniform of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Willie Stargell. Born Wilver Dornel Stargell in Earlboro, Oklahoma on March Sixth, 1940, his first name combining the first syllables of his parents' given names, William and Vernell. They divorced when he was six and he went to live with his aunt in Florida. A few years later he moved to Alameda, California to rejoin his mother. As money was tight in postwar America for a single mother, Willie worked a variety of odd jobs while attending school. Baseball was always his first love.

Extractions: September 15, 2005 News Sports Lifestyle Classifieds ... About Us Take me to... Search Local News Nation/World Sports Obituaries Lifestyle Business Opinion Photo Journal Weather Classifieds PG Store PG Delivery Web Extras Contact Us About Us Help Corrections Site Map Sports Pirates/MLB Columnists Photos ... Pirates 1,000 gather at St. Mary of Mercy Church to celebrate the life of Willie Stargell Wednesday, April 18, 2001 By Johnna A. Pro, Post-Gazette Staff Writer "Willie Stargell was and always will be a Bucco." Steve Blass, former Pittsburgh Pirate and team announcer In the basement of St. Mary of Mercy Church yesterday, former Pittsburgh Pirates great and team announcer Steve Blass sat alone at the end of a long table, scribbling furiously on lined paper as he tried to find the words to describe his friend, teammate and confidant Willie Stargell. In many ways, it was an easy task. In many ways, it was not. Margaret Weller Stargell, Willie Stargell's widow, is comforted by his cousin, Jonathan Stargell, at yesterday's service. (Lake Fong/Post-Gazette) In the days since Stargell's death from a stroke on April 9 in North Carolina, thousands of words have been written and spoken about him as a baseball player and as a man.

Extractions: inductees through 1999 Notes: 1) Player's team and position are where they played for the majority of their career 2) Players not elected by the normal ballot are so indicated after year of election - VC=Veteran's committee, OT=Old Timers committee, NL=Negro Leagues committee 3) Non-playing inductees are listed separately at the end. Pos Player Name Main Team Played Elected 1st Ballot Pos Player Name Main Team Played Elected 1st Ballot Pos Player Name Main Team Played Elected 1st Ballot Pos Player Name Main Team Played Elected 1st Ballot Pos Player Name Main Team Played Elected 1st Ballot Pos Player Name Main Team Played Elected 1st Ballot Pos Player Name Main Team Played Elected 1st Ballot Pos Player Name Main Team Played Elected 1st Ballot Managers: Walter Alston, Leo Durocher, Rube Foster, Ned Hanlon, Bucky Harris, Miller Huggins, Tommy Lasorda, Al Lopez, Connie Mack, Joe McCarthy, Bill McKechnie, Wilbert Robinson, Casey Stengel, Earl Weaver Ed Barrow, Morgan Bulkeley, Alexander Cartwright, Harry Chadwick, Happy Chandler, Charles Commiskey, Candy Cummings, Ford Frick, Warren Giles, Clark Griffith, Will Harridge, William Hulbert, Ban Johnson, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Larry MacPhail, Lee MacPhail, Branch Rickey, Albert Spalding, Bill Veeck, George Weiss, Harry Wright, George Wright, Tom Yawkey

Village Voice > News > Uni Watch By Paul Lukas sporting gold merit stars on their caps, doled out by team captain Williestargell. stargell used plain storebought star patches that first season, http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0242,lukas,39214,3.html